Upcoming movies: ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’

“Vacation”: The Griswolds return to Walley World in this 21st-Century update of 1983 hit “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and Chris Hemsworth lead a cast that includes Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo from the original. Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and brief graphic nudity.

JULY 31

“Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary”: Is Lego a toy or something much more? That’s the question that pervades this documentary about a product that has captivated imaginations for generations. Jason Bateman narrates. Rated G.

Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation”: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team take on their most impossible mission yet: eradicating the Syndicate, a global rogue organization that is highly skilled and committed to destroying the IMF. With Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg. Rated PG-13 for action, violence and partial nudity.

AUG. 5

“Shaun the Sheep Movie”: Animated outing for the kiddies about a sheep who gets more than he bargained for when he decides to take a day off and have some fun. Rated PG for rude humor.

AUG. 7

“Dark Places”: Twenty-five years after sending her brother to prison for the murder of their family, a woman agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to the tragic night. Charlize Theron stars. Based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”). Rated R for violence, language, drug use and sexual content.

“Fantastic Four”: A re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team. Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. They then must work together to save Earth from a friend-turned-enemy. With Miles Teller, Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan and Kate Mara. Not yet rated.

“The Gift”: A young married couple’s life is thrown into a tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years. Joel Edgerton directs and stars alongside Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. Rated R for language.

“Irrational Man”: Director Woody Allen’s latest is about a tormented philosophy professor who finds the will to live after he commits an existential act. With Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Parker Posey. Rated R for language and sexual content.

“Ricki and the Flash”: Meryl Streep stars as an aging rock guitarist who sets out to make amends with her family after decades of pursuing music stardom. Kevin Kline and Rick Springfield costar along with Mamie Gummer, Streep’s daughter. Jonathan Demme directs. Rated PG-13 for mature themes, drug content, sexuality and language.

“The Stanford Prison Experiment”: Film based on a well-publicized 1971 experiment during which Stanford University students assumed roles as guards and captives in a mock prison. With James Wolk, Ezra Miller and Billy Crudup. Rated R for language, abusive behavior and sexual references.

AUG. 14

“Best of Enemies”: Documentary about the series of nationally televised 1968 debates between two of the top intellectuals of the day: the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and the liberal Gore Vidal. Rated R for sexual content and language.

“The End of the Tour”: Just after the 1996 publication of David Foster Wallace’s groundbreaking novel “Infinite Jest,” the author submitted to a five-day interview with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. This film, based on a memoir by Lipsky, revisits the interview and the tenuous relationship the two men established. Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg star. Rated R for language and sexual references.

“Jimmy’s Hall”: During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward) returns home to Ireland after 10 years of exile in America and sets out to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation. Rated PG-13 for language and violence.

“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”: The 1960s TV series lives again in a new film from director Guy Ritchie. Set in the early ’60s, the story finds CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) on a joint mission to stop a mysterious criminal organization that is working to proliferate nuclear weapons. Rated PG-13 for action violence, suggestive content and partial nudity.

“Straight Outta Compton”: Biopic about the ascent of gangsta rap group N.W.A., which rose from the streets of Compton, Calif., in the mid-1980s and gained fame for its tales of life in the ’hood. Rated R for language, sexuality, nudity, violence and drug use.

“Underdogs”: The toy figures from a foosball table come to life when a village is threatened with destruction by a greedy soccer player. This 2013 animated film from Argentina is being released in the U.S. with an English voice cast that includes Matthew Morrison (“Glee”), Ariana Grande, John Leguizamo and Katie Holmes. Not yet rated.

“Hitman: Agent 47”: A genetically engineered assassin confronts stunning revelations about his origins as he battles a mega-corporation that wants to uncover the secrets of his creation to build an army of killers. Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto and Ciaran Hinds star. Rated R for violence and language.

“Z for Zachariah”: After a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors. With Margot Robbie, Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Rated PG-13 for sexuality, partial nudity and language.